Medicine and Health Sciences

McIntyre Post-fire Update - JULY 20

To all members of the Faculty of Medicine,

Yesterday, a special information session was held to give the Faculty community a detailed account of the progress made since the McIntyre Building fire last Friday, July 13. At the meeting, McGill’s VP (Administration and Finance) Yves Beauchamp confirmed that the McIntyre will remain closed until at least Wednesday a.m., July 25. The goal, however, is to reopen portions of the building starting as early as Wednesday. In the meantime, please note that current protocols remain in place.

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Published on: 20 Jul 2018

Dr. Farhan Bhanji appointed Director of Education for the Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Farhan Bhanji, MD, M.Sc. (Ed), FRCPC to the position of Director of Education for the Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning (SCSIL), Faculty of Medicine at McGill University.

Classified as: Farhan Bhanji, Director of Education, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning

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Published on: 19 Jul 2018

McIntyre Post-fire Update & Invitation to Special Information Session

To all McIntyre Medical Sciences Building occupants and others affected by the McIntyre fire,

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Published on: 17 Jul 2018

IMPORTANT - McINTYRE POST-FIRE UPDATE - July 16

To all McIntyre Medical Sciences Building occupants,

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Published on: 16 Jul 2018

Montreal research partners join Terry Fox Research Institute to bring cancer research to the next level

Multi-institutional consortium will provide improved personalized treatments for patients with melanoma and leukemia across Québec

Classified as: cancer research, Goodman Cancer Research Centre, News releases

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Medicine and Health Sciences

Published on: 28 Jun 2018

Goodman Cancer Research Gala raises record-breaking $3M

New network and chair launched to tackle lung cancer

Held on June 6, 2018, on McGill University’s downtown campus under a big tent, the Goodman Cancer Research Gala this year brought together more than 800 guests and raised $3,002,906, setting a new record in its 10-year history in support of the McGill University Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre (GCRC).

Classified as: Goodman Cancer Research Centre, Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre

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Medicine and Health Sciences

Published on: 15 Jun 2018

McGill University and GPU.one join forces in push for neuroscience breakthroughs

Company will provide McGill’s Ludmer Research Centre with Big-Data processing capacity

McGill University’s Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health has formed a collaboration with GPU.one, a Montreal-based private data colocation centre that will provide the Ludmer Centre’s neuroinformatics team at the McGill Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (MCIN), with access to graphics-processing-unit (GPU) computational capacity, the equivalent of $250,000 over 5 years.

Classified as: Ludmer Centre

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Medicine and Health Sciences

Published on: 15 Jun 2018

McGill medical students to host YogAuction event to benefit Childhood Cancer Canada Foundation

By James Mattina

On June 23 a group of McGill Medical students will host YogAuction, an outdoor yoga event and silent auction taking place at McGill’s Percival Molson Stadium between 9:30 a.m. and noon. Funds raised from the event will go directly towards Childhood Cancer Canada (CCC), whose mission is to create victories for Canadian children with cancer through investment in national and collaborative research, educational and community programs.

Classified as: cancer research

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Published on: 15 Jun 2018

Dr. David Rosenblatt to receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. David Rosenblatt, Holder, Dodd Q. Chu and Family Chair in Medical Genetics and Professor, Departments of Human Genetics, Medicine, Pediatrics, and Biology at McGill University, has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG) Founders’ Award for Career Achievement.

Classified as: Department of Biology, Department of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics

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Published on: 4 Jun 2018

Dr. Phil Gold honoured by Queen’s University

On May 24, 2018, Dr. Phil Gold, the Douglas G. Cameron Professor of Medicine and Professor of Physiology and Oncology at McGill University received an honorary doctorate from Queen’s University. The degree was conferred during the afternoon convocation ceremony which brought together graduates from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing.

Classified as: Department of Physiology, honorary doctorate, medicine, Oncology

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Published on: 1 Jun 2018

Claire Trottier presented with the 2018 SALTISE Best Practices & Pedagogical Innovators Award

On May 31, Dr. Claire Trottier, an Academic Associate working as an Education Specialist at McGill University’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology was presented with the SALTISE (Supporting Active Learning & Technological Innovation in Studies of Education) Best Practices & Pedagogical Innovators Award during the seventh SALTISE conference, an event hosted at McGill which brought together over 300 educators from across 55 post-secondary institutions in Québec and Canada.

Classified as: education

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Published on: 1 Jun 2018